– Come view in our Hertfordshire antiques showroom, just 25 minutes north of London
– Stunning bronze polo player statue
– Excellent casting with fantastic patina
– Stands on an attractive marble base
– Artist has really captured the beauty and elegance of the scene with great skill
– Offered in great shape, ready for home use right away
– Will ship to anywhere in the world – please email for shipping quotes

You are viewing a fine English bronze casting depicting a polo player in full swing astride his horse. The energy and dynamism of the piece is what attracted us to this great work of art. We came across this at a dealer we know in Bath whilst on a buying trip in the West Country.

The player is depicted swinging his stick just about to hit the ball with the horse at a mild cantor. We cannot find a signature to the piece but whoever the artist was has really caught the moment with skill. The patina to the bronze has a lovely lustre and at different parts the tone varies. The piece is offered in very good condition. It is ready for home decorative use right away and this will take centre stage as a show piece. Perfect for polo fans and collectors.

Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state, India, about 300 bc when it was played as Sagol Kangjei. It is also claimed to be of Persian origin having been played as Pulu (which means “willow root”) about 525 bc. In the course of centuries it spread to other countries including Tibet, China, India, and Japan, where a special form of it called dakyu evolved in the 8th century ad. By the 16th century it had become particularly popular in India. During the 1850s British army officers in India learnt how to play it, and the earliest polo club of the modern era was the Cachar Club, founded in Assam in 1859. It was first played in England in 1869 by cavalry officers of the Tenth Hussars, and in the United States in 1876. The governing body is the Hurlingham Polo Association, London. Hurlingham first staged a match in 1874 and the club committee first drew up a set of British rules in 1875.

– Come view in our antiques showroom in Hertfordshire, just 25 mins north of London
– Stunning English bronze casting of a polo player in full swing
– Artist has really captured the energy and athleticism of the scene with great skill
– Patina to the bronze is superb with various brown hues
– Piece sits on a black marble base which is smooth and chip free
– Offered in great condition ready for home use right away
– Will ship to anywhere in the world – please email for shipping quotes

– Classic English bronze casting of a polo player and horse
– Piece is signed Milo on the base, please see close up photo
– Artist has really captured the scene with great skill
– Horse is depicted galloping and the jockey is about to hit the puck
– Stands on the black marble base which is smooth and chip free
– Piece is signed on the base – please see close up photo
– Come view this for yourself in our Herts showroom – 20 mins north of London
– Offered in great shape and will ship to anywhere in the world